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Chapter 4: The end of the line

Zanarkland: an old city that was destroyed by the creature known as Sin. Dream Zanarkland: birthplace of Tidus. Spira: world of Final Fantasy 10. Kairi: currently waking up in the center of Zanarkland. Danger level: max.

(Play Final Fantasy 10- A fleeting dream)

"Ugh my head. Where am I? This place it's just a destroyed city. Sora! Inako!" Kairi said while she started standing up.

"They aren't here. No one is except for you and me princess," a voice echoed from all around Kairi.

"What? Who are you? Where am I? Where is all the other people in this world?" Kairi asked.

"Dead or evachuated. All that is left is for me to mop up the survivors. That just leaves you," the voice said as its voice filled with malice.

"As for what am I, well let me explain. I am hatred incarnate, the destroyer of all that exists. I am Zeromus and I am your death," the voice said as it seemed to grow louder.

"Zeromus? Well I don't care what you say you are I am not going to let you kill me. The worlds need to be saved and I won't just die here," Kairi said.

"That is what you think. I will show you true fear and power. Feel my wrath!" Zeromus yelled.

The sky turned black and meteors started raining all around the city leveling it and almost killing Kairi as well. When the smoke from the impacts left Kairi saw that she was in the center of what at one time was likely a city square. She looked around for Zeromus and realized she had no idea if he was even a visible being. As she was looking around she saw a shape moving towards her. It looked like a dark blue ball of hair with some red facial markings. Kairi drew her keyblade and prepared to attach the ulitma keychain onto it when the thing spoke.

"Die princess! Flare." the thing said.

A blast of white hot fire came from the creatures upper region and hit Kairi in the stomach. As she started collapsing into the scorched ground she saw the creature advance towards her as an aura of darkness started emanating off of it.

"With you dead the plan will be a step closer to fruition," the creature said.

Kairi realized that it was Zeromus and tried to rise to her feet. She looked at the creature as it got ever closer and reached for the ultima keychain. She felt nothing in her pocket but ash.

"What? How? Keychains can't be destroyed!" Kairi asked herself, her voice starting to become frightened.

"You see princess you are doomed. All worlds are doomed to fall to us. Now just lay down and accept your fate along with the rest of this world," Zeromus said to Kairi.

"No! I won't just lay down and die. I may be weaker than you but I have a power that you can never have," Kairi yelled in reply.

"Oh what is this power you think is stronger than us?" Zeromus said as it started glowing white.

"I have my friends and the power of light on my side. You have nothing but anger and fear with you," Kairi said as she took a battle stance with her keyblade.

"That is the words of someone who wants to keep up their hopes even when there is no hope princess. Now die to my power and the power of The Void!" Zeromus yelled.

"Bio. Osmosis!" Zeromus yelled as a wave of energy expelled out of his front and covered Kairi completely.

Kairi stood against the blast for a few seconds before falling to one knee in pain. By the time the wave had fully passed Kairi was barely alive. She looked up at Zeromus and tried to hold up her keyblade. She couldn't raise it more than six inches off of the ground. Kairi looked at Zeromus and had a rush of thoughts go through her mind.

"What is this thing? Why did Inako send her here? Did he just want to kill her? Where was Sora and was he ok? Did Inako do a similar trick with him?"

Zeromus slowly floated closer to Kairi and started glowing orange when a small blue crystal hit him in the head. He started convulsing in pain as a young man's voice high above and behind Kairi spoke.

"That was for Rabanastre, Zeromus! And this time you are going to pay!" the voice said.

As the voice spoke Kairi started feeling hope and then darkness flooded her vision.

Chapter end